Новости за 07.02.2024

Greece will allow its top league football matches to be played with fans from Feb. 13, two months after top clubs were ordered to play behind closed doors following the severe injuring of a police officer in violence during a volleyball match. In Greece, fights between football fans and clubs...

Mosquito control is to be intensified due to an outbreak of the insects, Larnaca municipality health service said on Wednesday. The upsurge is reportedly due to their eggs hatching in stagnant water caused by the recent heavy rains. Crucial areas such as rainwater grates, canals and areas surrounding the salt...

German president Frank-Walter Steinmeier is to visit Cyprus on February 11-13 after being invited by President Nikos Christodoulides. This will mark a German president’s first visit since diplomatic relations between the two countries were established. Upon arrival, there will be a welcome ceremony, followed by an official statement to the...

Turkish Cypriot lawyer Akan Kursat, wanted for selling Greek Cypriot properties in the north, is set to arrive on Thursday, it emerged on Wednesday, as two investigators were due in Italy to bring him back. Two investigators were sent to Rome to collect Kursat, who was arrested on New Year’s...

The Association of Large Investment Projects on Wednesday released a statement saying that large-scale projects, with a total value exceeding €8 billion, will take centre stage in Cyprus’ economic development journey in the coming year. According to the statement, the number and type of projects implemented or set in motion...

Time to hit the galleries! A series of new events and workshops is taking place at the AG Leventis Gallery in Nicosia, inviting old and young not only to get up close and personal with art but also to experience the museum in a different way. This Saturday, an experiential...

Cryptocurrency markets have been undergoing a revolutionary transformation, marked by the unprecedented rise of Bitcoin cash-and-carry trading. This shift goes beyond the conventional ebbs and flows of Bitcoin values; it represents a fundamental change in the very fabric of trading. One notable player making waves in this dynamic landscape is...

South Korea’s late comebacks at the Asian Cup had earned them the tag of playing ‘zombie football’ after they always came back to life when they appeared dead, but it could also describe how they stumbled and eventually fell in the semi-final. South Korea rode their luck when they scored...

British retailers reported sluggish sales in January as shoppers remained cautious about spending, according to a survey published on Tuesday which underscored how high inflation and borrowing costs are weighing on households. The British Retail Consortium (BRC) said consumer spending increased by 1.2 per cent in January compared with the...

Honda Motor Co (7267.T) said on Tuesday it was recalling 750,000 vehicles in the United States over a defect involving air bags which could deploy unintentionally during a crash. The front passenger seat weight sensor may crack and short circuit, failing to suppress the air bag as intended, the National...

Kato Drys an experiment in experience tourism By Martin Clark More than 30 years ago the then CTO (Cyprus Tourism Organisation) realised that Cyprus could not always compete with likes of Spain, Croatia, France and Italy for sand, sea and cheap food drink holidays, and there was a push to...

There is no doubt that the tenders’ procedure for the Vasiliko LNG terminal was a catalogue of errors that violated every notion of rational decision-making. It suffices to say that the Republic’s biggest ever infrastructure project was awarded without competitive bidding to a consortium with no experience in building LNG...